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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?Mr=20Don=20Abili?= <mrdonabili444@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: donabili@88.am
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 02:29:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM : MR DON ABILI


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FROM : MR DON ABILI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

PLEASE REPLY TO : mrdonabili2006@yahoo.co.uk

TELEPHONE - 234 80 35671515

LAGOS NIGERIA.


Attn :


I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutual beneficail

transaction.


Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to

reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest and

most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is

purely private, and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee you that

this deal is hitch free from all what you may think of. I am MR. DON

ABILI, Executive Director incharge of Claims and Indemnity of

PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.


I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be

attached to this deal for the benefit of both of us.


The Management and the Legal / Treasury Department of this PRUDENTIAL

INSURANCE COMPANY in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of

MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who maintained a Life Assurance Policy, should

be declared Dormant and confisticated hence moving his unclaimed

benefits funds to the Treasury according to our Banking and Financial law.

Recently, I came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a

deceased person (MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN). He is foreigner, unfortunately He

is now late as he was amongst those that was Killed in the recent plane

crash during his visit to London, as you can confirm through this

website



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm



This man was our client and has a Life Assurance Policy WORTH the sum

of Forty Five Million United States Dollars (US$45,000,000.00). Right

now, the fund is lying unclaimed in our custody and there is NO next of

kin mentioned in his file and there is NO HOW we can reach any of his

other

relatives.


All efforts made by us to establish contacts with any other of his

relation has proved abortive and unsuccessful. His Life Assurance Policy

will expire in the next few months from the date of this letter. Just

last week we received an instruction from Ministry of Social Welfare

to forward

particulars of all unclaimed benefits that will expire in the next few

months.




Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information secret

to myself until now that I am contacting you. In view of the fact that

the deceased customer is a foreigner (from a different country), it is

Officially important for the involvement of a foreigner who will pose

as a next-of-kin. I will use my exalted position in this Insurance

Company to present you as his Next of Kin as you can be his relative,

friend or Cousin and the Money (US$45Million) will be Safely transfered into

your own bank account in your country. Please include your

telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this mail and I will give you

more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in

this viable transaction.




I will use my exalted position here to get all internal documentations

to back up the claims. The whole Procedures will last only 5 working

days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in

future. Please I need the following:



1. YOUR FULL NAME

2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.

4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION


The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via

email and telephone. You don't need to come to my country. Send your

full name, address and telephone number to me via email urgently today so

that I will call you for discussions. I PROMISE that you must be happy

and

shall rejoice greatly soonest for cooperation with me in this

transaction. After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share

the money 60-00 (40% for you and 60% for me).


I await your good response today. Thanks and remain blessed. I require

you to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because it is

important due to the fact that I am still in active services to the

PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Your earliest response to this matter is

very

important.


I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.


Kind Regards,


MR. DON ABILI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR;

PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY











- Mr Don Abili


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